Look to Cuba for how Canada can emerge battered, but intact, from China spat

By Carlo DadeFeb. 6, 2019

The answer to our predicament with China lies in adapting elements of strategies that have allowed us to avoid getting crushed by the American elephant.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made his first official visit to Cuba in November 2016. Canada’s relationship with the country has been a sore spot for the United States, but the two countries have managed the impasse well, writes Carlo Dade. PMO photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti

The news that the U.S. government has finally filed charges to make its case for Canada to extradite a Huawei executive detained in Canada may bring the current situation toward closure, but it will not bring relief for Canada from either the U.S. or China.

Gerald Butts has removed himself from the daily political grind of strategizing how to keep the Liberals in power. But observers say it's unlikely he will be consigned to watch the campaign unfold from the sidelines.

SNC-Lavalin risks a takeover if it's convicted. But aside from likely outrage in Quebec, Ottawa can find other builders for its infrastructure plans if the company is banned from bidding on federal contracts, experts say

The Quebec company had extensive access to government ministers and top staffers, and was the only organization registered to lobby for allowing deferred prosecution agreements for white collar crimes.